Shanna Compton's books include Brink (2013), For Girls & Others (2007), Down Spooky (2005), and several chapbooks, as well a collection of essays on the topic of video games, Gamers (2004). A book-length speculative poem called The Seam is forthcoming in 2014. Other recent poems may be found in Court Green, Sink Review, Map Literary, Barrelhouse, & Ink Node.